VMware builder lstat 'no such file or directory'

[0x4c6565]

During step 'StepPrepareTools' following the shutting down of the provisioned VM, the following error halts the provisioning:

2016/01/19 12:37:22 ui: ask: ==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepPrepareTools'. Press enter to continue.
==> vmware-iso: Pausing before cleanup of step 'StepPrepareTools'. Press enter to continue.
2016/01/19 12:37:23 ui: scan err: unexpected newline
Build 'vmware-iso' errored: lstat output_windows2008r2: no such file or directory

2016/01/19 12:37:23 ui error: Build 'vmware-iso' errored: lstat output_windows2008r2: no such file or directory
2016/01/19 12:37:23 Waiting on builds to complete...
2016/01/19 12:37:23 Builds completed. Waiting on interrupt barrier...
2016/01/19 12:37:23 machine readable: error-count []string{"1"}
2016/01/19 12:37:23 ui error:
==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had errors:
2016/01/19 12:37:23 machine readable: vmware-iso,error []string{"lstat output_windows2008r2: no such file or directory"}
2016/01/19 12:37:23 ui error: --> vmware-iso: lstat output_windows2008r2: no such file or directory

I'm unsure how to trace this further, any help would be appreciated!

Lee

[dave2]

Can you post your packer template, and what version of packer is this against?

[0x4c6565]

Hi,

This is against the latest version of packer (manually built). Template is below for the builder:

{

"variables": {
    "username": "Administrator",
    "password": "password",
    "disk_size": "30720",

    "temp_path":"C:\\Windows\\Temp"
},
"builders": [
    {
        "type": "vmware-iso",
        "communicator": "winrm",
        "iso_url": "file:///root/win2008r2.iso",
        "iso_checksum": "9b0cd5b11cc2e92badb74450f0cac03006d3c63a2ada36cb1eb95c1bf4b2608f",
        "iso_checksum_type": "sha256",
        "output_directory": "output_windows2008r2",
        "shutdown_command": "cmd.exe /c shutdown -s -f",
        "disk_size": "{{ user `disk_size`}}",

        "headless": true,
        "guest_os_type": "windows7srv-64",
        "remote_type": "esx5",
        "remote_username": "root",
        "remote_password": "password",
        "remote_host": "172.25.103.156",
        "remote_port": 2020,
        "vnc_port_min": 8443,
        "vnc_port_max": 8444,
        "tools_upload_flavor": "windows",
        "vmx_data": {
            "memsize": "4096",
            "numvcpus": "8",
            "cpuid.coresPerSocket": "4",
            "scsi0.virtualdev": "pvscsi",
            "sched.scsi0:0.shared": "normal",
            "sched.scsi0:0.throughputCap": "off",
            "ethernet0.networkName": "Packer"
        },


        "winrm_username": "{{ user `username`}}",
        "winrm_password": "{{ user `password`}}",
        "winrm_timeout": "10h",
        "winrm_insecure": true,
        "winrm_use_ssl": true,
        "winrm_port": 5986,

        "vm_name": "windows2008r2-{{isotime \"2006-01-02\"}}",
        "boot_wait": "5s",
        "floppy_files": [
            "unattend/ecloud/esx_51/2008r2/Autounattend.xml",
            "drivers/ecloud/esx_51/2008/*"
        ]
    }
]

........................

Cheers,
Lee

[jim3ma]

try to create a dir named "output_windows2008r2" in you working dir, or add format parameter into builder. It maybe be solved in PR #3050

[matt-deboer]

Adding "format": "ovf" into the template got me past this problem on packer 0.10.1.
This was based on the code changes in PR #3050, as mentioned by @jim3mar.

[nickcharlton]

I've been seeing this error myself and I can confirm that I'm not seeing it on master where #3050 has been merged in. I'd recommend compiling yourself against master whilst we wait for a release.

[0x4c6565]

Cheers guys, will give it another go and let you know!

[mwhooker]

looks like this was fixed in #3050